A new study reveals that the United States is projected to lag behind other high-income nations in life expectancy by 2050, ranking 66th globally. Researchers attribute this to rising obesity ...

In 2022, the U.S. ranked 49 th in overall life expectancy among the 204 countries studied. That is expected to fall to 66 th in 2050, according to the IMHE analysis.

New research suggests that human life expectancy has hit its peak based on global statistics. Researcher S. Jay Olshansky explains why the focus should shift to healthspan extension.

The United States is expected to make only minor gains in life expectancy over the next few decades, and this minimal improvement highlights an “alarming trajectory of health challenges ...

Since 2000, the average life expectancy of many American Indians and Alaska Natives has been steadily shrinking. The same has been true since 2014 for Black people in low-income counties in the ...

Canada has been exploring basic income programs amid rising living costs and job losses. They're not quite UBI, but some have ...

Life expectancy gains in Europe slowed after 2011, with the COVID-19 pandemic further accelerating declines—while some countries maintained progress through sustained public health policies.

Dec. 6. 2024 – Life expectancy in the United States is improving a little, but not as much as that of many other high-income and some middle-income nations, a new study says. U.S. life ...

The 65–84 age group typically contributes the single largest percentage to life expectancy gaps between Australia and the other 5 English-speaking high-income countries, ranging from 39% in the ...

U.S. life expectancy improvements slow, global ranking drops Life expectancy (LE) in the U.S. is forecasted to increase from 78.3 years in 2022 to 79.9 years in 2035 and to 80.4 years in 2050 for ...

Our new study compared life expectancy between English-speaking countries and against other high-income countries. We found Australians born between 1930 and 1969 continue to do exceptionally well ...

This can bring life expectancy up by nearly four years, in line with current projections for Canada, according to the IHME forecasts. “The rapid decline of the U.S. in global rankings from 2022 ...